Statement by David ClohessyNational Director of SNAP
December 16, 2004

"It's very hard to figure out how to identify and weed out
molesters. If there were a fail-safe method, every public school
and day care center in this country would be using it. So best not
to put all our eggs in one basket and assume or hope any church
official can effectively screen out potential abusers, especially
those still in their teens.

In addition, we'd have far more confidence if highly trained, independent,
secular mental health professionals were visiting seminaries, rather
than church officials."